Tell Me About It: Should I express my concerns to senior management? PROBLEM: I am a junior member of staff working for a most prestigious employer. I studied and trained for several years to gain this position. I love my job and am very ambitious for the future. The organisation I work for is a […]
Dear Trish: ‘I do trust my girlfriend, but I also know she aspires to having a lavish lifestyle’ PROBLEM: One year ago I had a substantial win on the national lottery – enough to allow me to take time off work and buy a dream home, with plenty left over to invest in businesses and contribute to […]
Tell Me About It: I worry that I would overstep the mark and cause havoc in their family PROBLEM: I’m in my 30s, married and have two children. I have a fantastic family and love my parents very deeply. I’m very blessed with how my life has been. I am also adopted and met my […]
Tell me about it: He invited me to visit his country and stay with him but is now telling me to have no expectations of romance PROBLEM: I met a divorced gentleman through Facebook 12 years ago and now that we are both retired, we have intensified our communication – to the point that he […]
Tell Me About It: Let her see you engage with life and pull enjoyment and joy out of it PROBLEM: There comes a time in every parent’s life, when you realise there is a time that you cannot help your children in certain aspects of their lives. I am in this position at the moment […]
Tell Me About It: I sense my cross-dressing is a touchy subject with my girlfriend as marriage looms on the horizon PROBLEM: I am reaching out to you as a straight cross-dresser who is in a long-term relationship. We are coming to a junction in our relationship where marriage is a real possibility but my cross-dressing […]
Tell Me About It: ‘Our choices are limited and she is rushing for a decision’ PROBLEM: I am six months into a very serious relationship. We have seen each other nearly every day since we started dating each other. I love her and she loves me, but the problem is she is from New Zealand […]
Tell me about it: My now ex-boyfriend never cared for me as I cared for him PROBLEM: My (now ex-) boyfriend of four years was very quiet, but each time we had a fight, a discussion or even small disagreements he would threaten me with: “Stop or I will leave you.” He would hurt himself […]
Moaning about Mondays can create a false reality. ll mental health services will tell you that there is a spike in demand for their services in the month of January and on into February. Naming a day that acknowledges this recurring phenomenon – such as today’s “Blue Monday” – has both positive and negative aspects: […]
Tell Me About It: I feel guilty about my wife’s family, and my children don’t approve PROBLEM: I was married for 39 years when sadly my wife died from cancer three years ago after an illness that lasted for nearly six years. We were happily married and I was devastated when she died. I met someone […]